cenotaph
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
Origin of cenotaph
1Other words from cenotaph
- cen·o·taph·ic [sen-uh-taf-ik], /ˌsɛn əˈtæf ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby cenotaph
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How to use cenotaph in a sentence
Others think it may be a cenotaph, built to house Alexander himself but then left empty after Ptolemy made off with his body.
Walking in the rain toward the cenotaph, I observed that about every other person wore a red paper poppy in the lapel.
One of the figures guarding the Maximilian cenotaph wears a precisely similar hauberk.
Armour in England | J. Starkie GardnerAnd this self-denying ordinance speaks more for James Moore's love of his lost wife than many a lordly cenotaph.
Bob, Son of Battle | Alfred OllivantThis end might be attained by erecting a cenotaph in his honour in every churchyard and cemetery in England.
There were celebrations in the streets of London and a vast crowd visited the cenotaph and sang Rule Britannia.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreIt is an ingenious and brilliant addition to the public part of the tomb, to the cenotaph.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) | Georges Perrot
British Dictionary definitions for cenotaph (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf) /
a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere
Origin of cenotaph
1Derived forms of cenotaph
- cenotaphic, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Cenotaph (2 of 2)
/ (ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf) /
the Cenotaph the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
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